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Genesis 26:21 Interlinear

“And they digged well another and strove for that also and he called the name of it Sitnah”

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Genesis 26 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙	H2658	And they digged	properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
2	בְּאֵ֣ר	H875	well	a pit; especially a well
3	אַחֶ֔רֶת	H312	another	properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc
4	וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ	H7378	and strove	properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
5	גַּם	H1571		properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
6	עָלֶ֑יהָ	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	H7121	for that also and he called	to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
8	שְׁמָ֖הּ	H8034	the name of it	an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
9	שִׂטְנָֽה׃	H7856	Sitnah	sitnah, the name of a well in pal

Genesis 26:21 (current)And they digged well another and strove for that also and he called the name of it Sitnah